Aan het eind van de Kromme Zandweg, bij de watertoren, staat de boerderij ‘Merwezigt’. Volgens overlevering had men daar vroeger uitzicht op de Boven Merwede, vandaar de naam. Een gevelsteen in de voorgevel herinnert aan de bouw in 1770. De familie Molendijk heeft in dat jaar de boerderij laten bouwen en woonde er tot 1877. Door het ontbreken van een opvolger kreeg Adrianus Herweijer, neef van Adrianus Molendijk, bij testament het recht de onroerende goederen over te nemen voor de prijs van f 74.483,-. De inventaris van “Merwezigt” bestond toen uit o.a.: “De bouwmanswoning genaamd Merwezicht, getekend B130 met schuur, wagen- en andere keten, verdere betimmeringen, opstand, erf, tuin en boomgaard onder Dubbeldam aan de Kromme Zandweg in de polder Oud Dubbeldam”. Overledene (1877) Adrianus Molendijk, geboren te 's-Gravendeel en woonachtig te Dubbeldam, 76 jaar, ongehuwd
The temperature on February 27, 1877 was about 0.2 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 28 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
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January 8 » Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory.
February 20 » Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
March 2 » Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote.
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